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Debenhams, 33 - 39 Drapery, Northampton, NN1 2EU

2024/0571/S73Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Following Grant of Planning PermissionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 9 May 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 of approved N/2021/0009 [Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site for purpose-built student accommodation and ground floor/basement retail unit with landscaping and associated works] - to vary The drawings listed in the condition, to allow for minor variations to external appearance and internal layout

Received
29 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle Ward
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated8 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Mar
  4. Target9 May
  5. Decided9 May

Decided in 91 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Debenhams, 33 - 39 Drapery, Northampton, NN1 2EU. West Northamptonshire has handled 2,332 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 13 weeks longer than West Northamptonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the All Saints conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Castle Ward. We hold 1,931 applications in total for the NN1 postcode area.

97% of conditions applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NN1 2EU
Application type
Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Following Grant of Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Northampton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 February 2024
Last date for comments
14 March 2024
Target decision date
9 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Gordon Beaton 14 Alva Street Edinburgh EH2 4QG

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
71

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: All Saints
  • Listed building: Grade II: 41, the DraperyOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Northamptonshire

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